5.9 miles
Distance
786 ft
Climb
-744 ft
Descent
00:41:39
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Polecat Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Polecat Gulch
    Boise, Idaho
  • Ref Number
    #81
  • AKA
    Polecat Gulch
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #39891 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3886 in Trail Running
    • #10625 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Ridge to Rivers

Trail features great views of the Treasure Valley and Boise Ridgeline while providing single track around the perimeter of Polecat Gulch.

This trail is part of the Ridge to Rivers pilot program and the loop is now directional in CCW (counter clockwise) only.

source: Ridge to Rivers
Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Polecat Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    42 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,128 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,487 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,319 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,360 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -17.6%
  • Grade min
    31.2%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,035 ft
  • Avg time
    00:41:39
  • Avg reverse time
    00:52:24
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Status:
on Sep 23, 2023
Very Dry
Avg: 3.8 (15 votes)
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      Polecat Loop Trail Reports

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      Sep 23, 2023 @ 11:11am
      2 days
      Jul 5, 2023 @ 11:53am
      Jul 5, 2023
      		 The trail has gotten very dry and sandy.
      Jul 4, 2023 @ 7:33am
      Jul 4, 2023
      Jun 19, 2023 @ 1:08am
      Jun 19, 2023
      Jun 13, 2023 @ 8:28am
      Jun 13, 2023
      		 Lots of muddy spots on trail. Give it a couple of days to dry out.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 184 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,756 rides
      • Last: Sep 25, 2023

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      Jul 3, 2021 @ 9:20am
      Jul 3, 2021

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